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Post by Yakra on Oct 26, 2008 9:57:25 GMT -5
You know, around here, some people get OFFENDED if you say "Merry Christmas" to them. As a result, a lot of retailers ask their staff to say "Season's Greetings" instead. 9_9 I thought this only happened here. XD Ofcourse here people get offended for religious reasons. I remember once someone actually got upset when I tried to give them a stocking full of goodies one Christmas. Got a half an hour lecture on the Holy Prophet and what a sinner I am. Next year they got a lump of coal from me! X( Bah! (well... not really. They got nothing. And then that person still complained.) You know... I don't think Christmas is a holiday here... I mean, I think they abolished the holiday some years back?
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Post by Incog Neato on Oct 26, 2008 10:04:25 GMT -5
I thought this only happened here. XD Ofcourse here people get offended for religious reasons. ::) I remember once someone actually got upset when I tried to give them a stocking full of goodies one Christmas. Got a half an hour lecture on the Holy Prophet and what a sinner I am. :( Next year they got a lump of coal from me! X( Bah! (well... not really. They got nothing. And then that person still complained.) That person needs to make up his/her mind! Otherwise, said person SHOULD NOT be complaining. I bet it's all greed! You should lecture the person on how greed is wrong in any religion! >:E
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Post by clement on Oct 26, 2008 10:25:16 GMT -5
Ah, Christmas. The time of year where I have to worry what to buy for people since I'm not so good at picking gifts. I think I'll get help this year in deciding what to buy so I don't get them the same things I did last year. I never really care about what gifts I get. I usually get gifts I use in one way or another so it's all good. If there's anything I really really want I can just buy it myself.
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Post by Justin on Oct 26, 2008 19:16:44 GMT -5
Lol. True true. I guess it's the same in many countries throughout the world, christmas day is a time for spending and hunting for sales :P You know, around here, some people get OFFENDED if you say "Merry Christmas" to them. As a result, a lot of retailers ask their staff to say "Season's Greetings" instead. 9_9 They've also cut back on blaring religious Christmas hymns in malls and such. Instead, we get non-stop Silver Bells, Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls, Frosty the Snowman, etc. Your telling me!! I live in the most conservative city in Canada, everyone is offended by everything. The way I look at it is if you don't like it don't live here. Christmas is Christian in origin, but its also very culturally imbued in the Western world. You don't have to be a certain religious minority to enjoy it, as its about spending time with family, and putting a shit eating grin on those who you buy presents for. I am all for the holiday!!
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Post by Kimimi on Oct 26, 2008 21:03:10 GMT -5
I'm not Christian, but it does make me sad to see a holiday that has been celebrated here for centuries; and by what was pretty much the countries only religion largely censored for fear of "offense".
I don't want to offend other people or their religions or cultures, but I would quite like to celebrate my own sometimes.
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Post by Justin on Oct 26, 2008 21:07:07 GMT -5
So why don't you then?? You live in England right??
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Post by Kimimi on Oct 26, 2008 21:12:10 GMT -5
Yup. A country that did this -
No Muslims ever expressed a complaint, but the fear of offense even prevents our government from allowing things nobody has said they minded.
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Post by Justin on Oct 26, 2008 21:57:04 GMT -5
Oh I know its bad there, I heard there are even problems with hanging the Union Jack outside your house now. The reality is we all need to be a little more tolerant of each others way now, and being open minded is something we need to look to as a society. Multiculturalism will only work if each little culture within that country thinks about the bigger picture.
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Post by Musa-Revived on Oct 26, 2008 22:17:51 GMT -5
I heard there's even a ban on the word "pork" in some places because it will offend Muslims. Calling pig meat "other meats" is just plain stupid. I'll have me pork chops everyday thank you very much.
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Post by Justin on Oct 26, 2008 22:27:46 GMT -5
Really??
Now that's a bit much....
Hey on a thought, should we do a secret Santa kind of thing? I think it would be pretty cool.
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Post by Kimimi on Oct 26, 2008 22:38:51 GMT -5
Secret Santa sounds like a great idea!
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Post by MonoTekETeA on Oct 26, 2008 22:41:31 GMT -5
I'd totally be down. I forget how to do those things, but yeah, I would be in.
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Post by Justin on Oct 26, 2008 22:48:29 GMT -5
Yeah me too, but don't we all get a random name and thats the person we buy for. I guess we could start a wishlist thread of stuff that can easily be grabbed online, or hell even for fun just find stuff on the net that the person would like. An example would be my ZOE fandom, so grab some really cool wallpapers and pics, jam them into a .zip file and send me that. I could work, but I think we need more of the members to go with it too.
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Post by Kimimi on Oct 26, 2008 22:51:54 GMT -5
I've seen it done the wishlist way - everyone writes a wishlist then people PM a designated person who keeps it all secret and sorts out addresses and stuff.
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Post by Justin on Oct 26, 2008 23:03:19 GMT -5
I think well need to enlist the mods to help out with this one. Im privy for it, so I think Ill create a poll and well see what happens from there. Say by the 31 Ill close the poll?
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Post by Falcom Director of Fanservice on Oct 27, 2008 15:21:25 GMT -5
When was Saturnalia a Christian Holiday? >=[
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Post by User on Oct 28, 2008 3:27:00 GMT -5
On my wish list is a very expensive camera, but not for myself. Giving a grand gift is more fun than getting one, to me. I would also like to be with my family, but that is something that will not happen this year. I am much too far away from them.
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Post by Justin on Oct 28, 2008 18:42:07 GMT -5
I have a few Grand gift ideas if you wanted to feel nice. PM me and Ill send my list with address
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Post by User on Oct 29, 2008 3:12:41 GMT -5
Do it!
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Post by Incog Neato on Oct 29, 2008 18:45:19 GMT -5
You know what'd make an awesome (not necessarily Christmas but more like anytime) gift? A high quality mp3 or mp4 of the Japanese Gatchaman theme song.
Original version. No remixes or symphonic mix or anything.
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